Alien: Earth is also uncharted territory for the franchise, bringing the Xenomorphs to home turf for the first time (the end of Resurrection doesn’t count). So, with the show kicking off on Hulu and Disney Plus, this is what you need to know about the timeline.

The Alien franchise returns to its roots with a gruesome new prequel set two years before the original film, but it doesn’t quite surpass the 1979 classic

In a few sentences, the new FX series completely changes the parameters of the franchise, introducing a new conflict and new science-fiction tropes.